From B. J. Sulivan 3 November 1878
Bournemouth.
Novr. 3 | 78
My dear Darwin
I think the enclosed letter will interest you as it tells some particulars of the Fuegian’s progress in more civilised life. Does it not seem strange hearing of their having cattle?1 I have heard from Mr Langton a pretty good account of your health2 I hope Mrs. Darwin and all your party are well. We have been in North of Scotland—“Forres”—during July and August and then went to Dover to my eldest son’s wedding. We like his wife very much She is a daughter of Mr. Light the Rector of St Jame’s. Dover. and, like my son, is a total abstainer with all his family.3
I have had an unpleasant symptom of right leg getting painful & week. This has happened once in Scotland, & once in Dover, going away again by rest in a week. but since I came home it occurred suddenly again and lasted with much pain from knee downward for a fortnight when it got well again almost suddenly. but the leg does not get as strong as the other.
Mellersh has been very unwell, and went to Brighton for a change: Usborne very well 4
With our united kind regards to Mrs. Darwin and all your party | Believe me very sincerely yours | B J Sulivan
Hamonds only grandchild whose mother is my wifes niece—has died at Gibraltar; to which place Hamond—& his youngest daughter took them in the spring to join her husband5
Footnotes
Bibliography
Chapman, Anne. 2010. European encounters with the Yamana people of Cape Horn, before and after Darwin. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Encloses a letter [missing] on the progress of the Fuegians.
His eldest son has married.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11734
- From
- Bartholomew James Sulivan
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Bournemouth
- Source of text
- DAR 177: 306
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11734,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11734.xml